Key Points
Bhartuhari Mahtab highlights productive discussions
Former Delhi Chief Justice clarifies legal issues
Lok Sabha extends JPC tenure to Monsoon Session 2025
"Today's meeting was fruitful, and many issues were discussed in the meeting. The former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and the Attorney General of India explained the entire issue very well...", Bhartuhari Mahtab said on Tuesday.
Earlier, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved the motion to extend tenure of the JPC on 'One Nation, One Election' upto the first day of last week of the Monsoon Session, 2025.
Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), PP Chaudhary, had moved the motion in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday regarding an extension of time for presenting the report on the "One Nation, One Election" Bills ('Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024').
The bills under consideration include the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the 'One Nation, One Election' bill met at 3 pm on Tuesday. During the meeting, Attorney General of India R Venkataramani and Justice DN Patel, the former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court and current Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT), made representations before the JPC.
Firstly, they will meet Justice D.N. Patel, the Former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, who currently serves as the Chairperson of the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).
Following this, they will engage in a discussion with R. Venkataramani, the Attorney General of India. The committee's next sitting is scheduled for April 2, which will feature interactions with two more distinguished personalities.
Justice Hemant Gupta, a former judge of the Supreme Court, will share his insights, followed by a discussion with Justice BS Chauhan, former judge of the Supreme Court of India and the Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India.
